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Household of Helen Shiels (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Helen Shiels and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Shiels, born in 1823 in , consisted of 4 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1865 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Helen's Granddaughter, Mary Fuary Shiels, born in 1873 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Helen Shiels's household

Female

Helen

Shiels

Head
Male

William

Shiels

Son
Female

Jane

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Mary Fuary

Shiels

Granddaughter
First name(s) Helen
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Shiels

Head

Widow

58

1823

Ireland

William

Shiels

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Fuary

Shiels

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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